Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-03
Poison i'm Mrs. GilIiam,s Beer.
SHE SAYS HER HUSBAND DID NOT PUT BEILADOSNI
IN HER DRINK

Last night, about O'Clock, a woman living near
l2th and streets northwest, notified Officer Ken
ny That Mrs. Mary Gillian, wife OF Jno Gillian. a
carpenter, living at No. 1913 L street. was sick in
her room. The oincer.found Mrs. Gillian lying in
an uEcOnScl Gus condition. DR.. NckOae of the
EMERGENCY Hospital, was summoned and he had
her removed 10 the hospital. The doctor suspect
ed that the woman had been poisoned. She was
very weak, anu late III The night when She recOV-
eTcd consciousness she told the doctor that her
husband had poisoned her. Sergt Diggins was
y nj Tor and she told him the Sane story she said
thai her husband went out and bought two boT
Ties OF beer; that he drank one and poured the
other out Tor her, She drank some of the beer and
Shortly aIterWdrd became sick. A bottle contain.
Ing small quantity or belIadOnna was found In
inc room. and 1T was supposed that portion OF
the contents OF the bottle had gotten into the beer
which Mrs. Gillian drank. The belladonna had
been used as wash for their two year-o,d daugh-
Ter, wno was also taken Ill. Sergt Diggias ar
rested Giifsm after his wife charged him with the
poisoning and locked him up at the first precinct
station. Gillian denied tie charge and said he
suspected a neighbor, with whom his wife had had
THIS morning Mrs. Gillian stated that the poison
Was taken through carelesSness ON her part. She
SAID she had been washing the child 5 eve with
belladcnna. some OF which she had In the glass
which she drank the beer from. She said that her
husband did Lot know the belladonna had been In
me glass and that II was entirely ner fault Her
husband was thereupol released.
CRIMINAL COURT ORDERS the Criminal
Court yesterday Judge Merrck made an order for
the restoration or certain property taken in the
Iop MADE an order overruling motion In arrest OF
judgment In the case OF j. T. Angney for assauII
VITA Intent TO Kill Wiilnot ct al. This decision
uoss MOI Affect The case and Angney, who is now
Out On ohll, Will have new trial some time next
winter: After this business the Criminal Court
Was adjourned until trIiay next.
CONCERT At THE WHITE House GRouSps.-The
i0ilo"lhS program OF music VIII be given by
the Marine Band at the Presidents grounds THIS
afternoon, commencing at 4:3O o'clock: Overture
i4Shl CaialrJ, suppe gaiop de concert, Battle
latest London success, dorothy" Cellier; song.
, far Away" tby requestl, Bliss; fantasia, "La
poiomn Coy request, Yratii; "Reminiscences of
potpourr, 'Nanon," Genee.
The VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION. - The
Virginia Democratic Association last evening
elected the following Officers: Ii. L. Bscoe, presi
dent; W. w. Mo1ett. f1rst-yice president; Capt.
John 4. Jones, second vice-president; Major p. e.
Hungerford treasurer; Howard 5. MCCandish m.
c0roing secretary; ". II. Monroe, financial secre-
tary; GustaVus A. Lyons, Sergeant-at-arms and
the following executive committee: Thos. J. Lut-
trel d. Wallace Ii. B. Littlepage, W. c. Maupln
and w. /. Tune. A RESOLUTION Was adopted endors
Ing Mr. John s. Barbour as party leader.
''FRAsK" Took GOLD WATCH AND LEFT wIrH-
OUT HIS SUPPKg-JOhn johnson, q retired ordi-
nance sergeant, living near Fort FOote reported
TO the poice this morning that yesterday AFTER
noon young man that ne only knew as Frank,
called TO see him about purchasing q piece OF
property. The young man selected q building site
anu tney agreed upon the price. ]! was near sup
per time, and the stranger accepted an invitation
10 take supper with him. When supper was ready
Frank VAS called, but he was not to be found
IL was aiterward discovered that gold watch
had been taken
DEATH OF BISHOP UARRIS.--1he family of BiShop
Nm L. Harris, consisting OF Mrs. Harris, Mr. VIM
H. Harris, son; Miss Harris, and Mrs. Hatfield
OF Chleaso, another daughter, We're present when
the bishop died. at , o'clock yesterday afternoon
at his residence in New York city
A "NooSLiGHTERs'" RAID.-Thursday night
inoonilghterS' broke into the residence Of Sir
Rowland Blepnerhassett, ex-menber OF parlia-
lnent at keiis, County Kerry Ireland and
searched every room In The house They forced
open she door OF bedroom in which tine ladies OF
the hote were sleeping, seized the ladies' purses